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| Gabby: "Y'all just gonna have to keep hating my edges & kitchen!" |
Tell 'em, Gabby! It's a shame that this fantastic young lady had to read ignorant comments from some of "her own people", who were more concerned about her hairstyle than the fact that she made American history with her two Olympic gold medals. From the Associated Press: "Women’s gymnastics all-around champion Gabby Douglas likes her hairstyle just fine, thanks. The 16-year-old said Sunday she was a little confused when she logged onto her computer after winning her second gold medal in three days and discovered people were debating her pulled-back look.
'I don’t know where this is coming from. What’s wrong with my hair?' said Douglas, the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in team and all-around competition. 'I’m like, ‘I just made history and people are focused on my hair?’ It can be bald or short, it doesn’t matter about (my) hair.'"
Of course, the girl is gonna frizz up when she's sweating for Olympic gold: "Douglas uses gel, clips and a ponytail holder to keep things in place while she competes, a style she’s worn for years. 'Nothing is going to change,' she said. 'I’m going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar finals [she placed 8th in the latter event today]. You might as well just stop talking about it.' The bubbly teenager is the first African-American gymnast to win her sport’s biggest prize. She had no idea she was lighting up social media until she Googled herself hours after winning her gold medal."
